Lindsey Engel breaks Dara Torres’ 50 Free Record

Crean Lutheran Junior, Lindsey Engel clocked a winning time of 22.56 in the prelims of the 50 yard freestyle, securing the top seed by nearly 2 seconds and taking one of the most legendary swimming names off the top of the California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section D3 record list. Dara Torres’ 22.69 was set in 1985. Engel also broke the CIF SS D3 record in the 100 free with a :49.06, earning the top spot going into tomorrow’s finals.

She will head into tomorrow with for top seeds in the finals. On top of the 50 and 100 free, she lead off Crean Lutheran’s top seeded 200 medley with a :24.98, and anchored the top seeded 400 free relay in :48.95. Engel looks like she’s in a pretty good position to win 4 CIF SS D3 titles and maybe lower her records in both the 50 and 100 freestyle. Did I mention that she’s only a Junior?

 

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Hugo Miller
11 years ago

Wow!!!! That is smokin’ fast! Nice job LE!

Joe Swim
11 years ago

Didn’t weitzeil brak the record Saturday with a 22.25?

Admin
Reply to  Joe Swim
11 years ago

Joe Swim – Weitzeil broke the Division 1 Record. Engel’s was the Division 3 Record.

James
11 years ago

It’s pretty sad that CA does not have any sort of multi-divisional state championship. It would undoubtedly be the fastest meet at that level in the country.

Springbrook
11 years ago

Torres may be gone from the CIF record list, but an even more impressive achievement is her 13-14 NAG record, which she set in 1982 (and which still stands): 22.44 in the 50 yard free.

80's swimmer
11 years ago

Braden, in these articles, can you specify yards or meters?

Congrats to Lindsey Engel!

Admin
Reply to  80's swimmer
11 years ago

I didn’t write this one, but sure I’ll send out a memo to everyone! All high school meets will be in yards unless clearly denoted, but we’ll try and make sure the word “yards” or “meters” appears somewhere in the first few sentences just in case.

Thanks for the feedback – Braden

aswimfan
Reply to  80's swimmer
11 years ago

i always assume 50 free in 22.56 for women is in SCY.

Otherwise, that would have been WR by miles.

Steve Nolan
Reply to  aswimfan
11 years ago

That’s probably a safe assumption.

And hi Deadspin?

cynthia curran
11 years ago

The CIF Southern Section is comprised of approx 330 high schools and is larger than most other state championships on it’s own. The overall top several times in each event are also mostly faster than nearly all other state championships. Therefore, many people and many collegiate program bio’s will say something like, “won a CIF State title in…”.

Congrats Lindsey!
It depends usually ,division 3 and 4 are not as fast.. Division 4 times are simliar to times of the 1970’s since a lot of the schools are the poorer schools in La or Orange not just smaller schools and the kids don’t swim year as much. or have competitive water polo times that do polo year round either.

Admin
Reply to  cynthia curran
11 years ago

Agree cynthia, 3 and 4 aren’t usually, but Crean Lutheran has put together a group of girls that is incredible between Engel and the Eastin sisters.

PAC12BACKER
11 years ago

The CIF Southern Section is comprised of approx 330 high schools and is larger than most other state championships on it’s own. The overall top several times in each event are also mostly faster than nearly all other state championships. Therefore, many people and many collegiate program bio’s will say something like, “won a CIF State title in…”.

Congrats Lindsey!

morrow3
11 years ago

Congratulations to Lindsey! And a junior to boot.

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